Wolves' opponents Middlesbrough: Pre-season, transfer business and how they'll line up

Wolves face Middlesbrough at the Molineux on Saturday in front of what is on course to be a sell-out at Molineux.
Boro are one of the bookies’ favourites to win the Championship, in what’s expected to be a tough opening game for Wolves. Middlesbrough travelled to Portugal for their pre-season, kicking it off with a goalless draw away to Oxford United; three days later, they beat Chesterfield 2-0 before travelling back to England for a 2-2 draw away at Mansfield Town.
In their penultimate pre-season fixture, Boro lost 2-0 to Rochdale before beating Augsburg 2-1 at home in their final game.... read more

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